But Mitt Romney's a Mormon! (Fear not)

In exit polls following Alabama’s tight March 13th Republican primary race, those who favored Rick Santorum over all responded that sharing their “religious beliefs” was a significant factor in their choice of a presidential candidate.

But if pure theology were really the motive behind Alabama’s majority decision, then Ron Paul, the only Southern Baptist remaining in the race at that time, would have been the winner – and he came in at a distant fourth place.

The “shared religious beliefs” question just provided a polite way of saying, “I don’t want to vote for a Mormon.”